James F. Shuey ’69

Jim died June 27, 2025, at home in Rochester, N.Y. He and Kathleen Hursh split their time between Rochester, and Estes Park, Colo., where they enjoyed their “Dome Home.”

Jim was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from Andover, where he was active in soccer, wrestling, and theater workshop. At Princeton, he majored in economics and worked as a research assistant in the economics department. This led to his first job as a management trainee in a Philadelphia bank, and in 1979, Jim earned a J.D. from Rutgers Newark Law School.

Over time, Jim became a highly regarded expert in business valuation, working for several firms and eventually starting Shuey Associates, from which he retired. Jim’s work took him and his family for a very interesting stay in Budapest, Hungary, in the early 1990s. There he helped businesses modernize, privatize, and otherwise adjust to a competitive supply and demand world.

Jim was a collector at heart. He cataloged many things, including stamps, jokes, puns, and his own detailed list of wine and beer reviews. In retirement, Jim enjoyed a stint working as a tour guide and wine educator in New York’s Finger Lakes wine region.

Jim is survived by Kathleen, who he married in 2010. He is also survived by his children, Christine, Elizabeth, and Jonathan and their families; his stepsons, Asa and Austin and their families; and by his siblings, Janet, Charles, and Lucinda.